Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 299 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) compares the options (c) believes every rumour (d) checks the facts first
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) compares the options (b) believes every rumour (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) thinks before deciding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) trusts any website (c) changes mind with proof (d) spots missing facts
7. 7.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
8. 8.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Everyone is sharing it, so I will share it too.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.True or false: “asks good questions” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “looks for reasons” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to look clever (b) to win every fight (c) to make better choices (d) to stop asking
14. 14.True or false: “checks the facts first” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Who cares?” (c) “Why bother?” (d) “Is it lunch yet?”
16. 16.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) looks for reasons (c) never asks why (d) changes mind with proof
17. 17.True or false: “Who says so? Let me check before I believe it.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “Can I buy two?” (d) “What makes it best?”
19. 19.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks “How do you know?”? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) copies what all do (c) checks the facts first (d) believes every rumour
21. 21.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) checks the facts first (c) hears only one side (d) looks for reasons
22. 22.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
23. 23.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “My friend said it, so it must be true.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
24. 24.True or false: “ignores the facts” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “That is one side. What does the other side say?” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) spots missing facts (b) ignores the facts (c) compares the options (d) asks good questions
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “looks for reasons” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) check with the school (b) plan a holiday (c) believe it at once (d) tell everyone
30. 30.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) argues anyway (b) changes their mind (c) gets angry (d) hides the fact
31. 31.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) hears only one side (c) believes every rumour (d) looks for reasons
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
34. 34.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) listens to both sides (d) trusts any website
35. 35.True or false: “asks “How do you know?”” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
38. 38.True or false: “believes every rumour” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “copies what all do” is what a critical thinker does. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Why did the plant die? Let me look for the reason.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking

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